Comments on: Teams have $80,362 for UDFA signing bonuseshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comFri, 18 Aug 2017 03:14:25 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: jagerbmbhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340653
Tue, 06 May 2014 13:43:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340653Smells like John Mara has been at it again… Can’t wait til he’s off the executive committee. I’m sure some team broke another “spirit of the law”.
]]>By: DitkasHairhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340504
Tue, 06 May 2014 12:15:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340504You can guarantee SOMEONE will be paying the player more than $80K signing bonus; although I’m sure there are some who won’t make a dime.
]]>By: vavikingfanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340462
Tue, 06 May 2014 11:26:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340462Well you know the NFL is cash starved so that’s all they can afford.
]]>By: johnycommentshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340402
Tue, 06 May 2014 08:49:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340402Seems to me they don’t want it to be too attractive for new players to skip the draft. That’s all there is behind this extra limit. tsk tsk.
]]>By: sandiegolionhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340400
Tue, 06 May 2014 08:29:04 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340400The cap on UDFAs is because they used to get bigger bonuses than draft picks. I’m pretty sure there is also a max bonus any UDFA can get so that no one player gets a big amount.
]]>By: norcal031http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340331
Tue, 06 May 2014 04:11:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340331Someone said it in an earlier post. Just cancel the draft and make it big free agency. 3 day free agency fest. Teams making pitches to players to sign with them. That is good TV.
]]>By: chaseutleyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340302
Tue, 06 May 2014 03:35:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340302I base this on nothing more than a hunch, but my guess is that UDFA signing bonuses are capped to make it financially advantageous to be drafted.

Otherwise, teams, players, and agents could fairly easily collude on where late round picks would play through back-channel posturing.

]]>By: sameer1138http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340290
Tue, 06 May 2014 03:20:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340290Perhaps the journalistic types at PFT — you know, those guys with contacts among front offices and the NFLPA — could find out why there’s a signing bonus limit for UDFAs? I for one am curious as to why it exists.
]]>By: chawk12thmanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340279
Tue, 06 May 2014 03:12:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340279Doesn’t the Cap apply to the top 51 players or some such thing? My understanding was that it wouldn’t apply to the undrafted contracts or many of those lessor paid on future contracts? If that was the case, putting a limit on these would seem to make sense so that deep pocket teams wouldn’t sign more than can reasonably be expected to compete for a team roster. It would also be good as it would allow other non drafted players to be given a competitive shot at other teams.
]]>By: thestrategyexperthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/05/teams-have-80362-for-udfa-signing-bonuses/#comment-3340271
Tue, 06 May 2014 03:02:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340271They could have at least made the number divisible by both 2 and 3. They couldn’t find 2 more dollars per team?
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Tue, 06 May 2014 02:57:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2258098#comment-3340259Moved forward? Awesome! What exactly happened 2 fridays ago, I must’ve fallen into a wormhole
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